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The Newsletter of

Guilford Park

Presbyterian Church

the May

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“ From the Pastor’s desk…

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

1 From the Pastor's Desk

2 A Note From Jo, Congregational Nurse

3 Nominating Committee,

VBS

4 Fellowship, Birthdays

5 2017 Confirmation Class

6 Children & Youth

7 Worship, Justice & Peacemaking

Observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm: therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.” Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Dear Friends, As you have probably heard by now, I will be taking a sabbatical this summer, June 1-August 31. I will return to work on September 1. Thank you! I’m very grateful to you, the congregation, for this time of rest, study, and travel, and for Jo, Kit, and Fred who are so graciously assuming my duties while I’m away. Special thanks to the Personnel Committee and Chairperson, Terry Schooley, in helping with details that go into the sabbatical process. As agreed upon in my 2011 Terms of Call, I am eligible for a three-month sabbatical after each period of six years of service that I provide to the church. In return, I agree to continue as pastor for at least another full year after the sabbatical is completed. I’ve agreed to remain as pastor here at least until January 2019, but frankly (God willing) I am hoping to continue here as pastor for the remainder of my career. We shall see. How will the pastoral work be completed in my absence? Associate Pastor, Jo Owens, will serve as Head of Staff during that time, and a pastor from Salem Presbytery will be assigned to check in with her monthly to see how things are going. Jo will lead the staff meetings and session meetings that I normally

8 Adult Ed, Personnel

9 Mission

10 Bread For the World Offering of Letters

11 Financial Update, Thank-you’s

12 Servers

13 Calendar

14 Staff, Attendance, Session

lead. She will preach twice a month, and Fred and Kit will preach on the other Sundays. Pastoral care duties will be divided among the three pastors, as will any funerals or weddings. I know that you will support and pray for Jo, Kit, and Fred during the sabbatical. I am confident that this gifted and experienced team of pastors will do excellent ministry, and I will be praying for them and for you too. What will I be doing during the sabbatical? Sabbaticals are meant to be times for rest and renewal. So I hope to travel to visit with children and grandchildren, do a lot of reading and writing, go on a spiritual retreat, participate in the church’s mission trip to Nicaragua, go on a Greensboro Police Department ride-along, organize my church and home offices, grow a beard (kidding—just checking to see if you were still reading), worship in other churches and learn from my colleagues, and do some thinking and praying about what God might be calling the church and me to do over the next ten years or more. I’ve been a pastor for 27 years now, and leading worship and/or preaching almost every week. I’m a little nervous about how not doing those things will feel and how it will feel to pick it up again in September. I will also miss you and the staff, but I suppose now is not the time to get mushy!

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A Note from Jo

Saturday, April 1 sixty Guilford Park women & their friends gathered from 10 a.m.—1 p.m. for worship, workshops and lunch. The women who gathered spanned seven decades, and we broke into groups based on age/life circumstances to talk about our topic: Enough for the Day. The Rev. Lee Hull Moses, pastor at First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ and author of More Than Enough: Living Abundantly in a Culture of Excess joined us as we explored the difference between excess and abundance. Lee’s sermon used two familiar stories from the Bible—the Israelite people wandering in the desert and complaining about food, and the feeding of the 5,000—to frame our conversation. In both stories, God provided food to feed hungry people. The Old Testament passage (manna in the wilderness) taught us what enough for the day means. Literally, just enough. If the people gathered an excess of manna, it would be spoiled by the next day. There was no gain to over-gathering; God would indeed provide each day. The New Testament passage (feeding the 5,000) taught us about God’s abundance. Not only were the people fed through a small boy’s generosity, but there were leftovers! “Wait,” you’re saying. “In one story the too much was ‘excess,’ but in the other story the extra was ‘abundance.’ What gives?” Here’s what Lee had to say about excess vs. abundance:

During our breakout groups we looked at where in our lives we had not enough, just enough, excess, and abundance. I encourage you to take a look at these categories in your own life, and see how God might be nudging you to add or change your habits. Blessings, Jo

Pastor’s Desk (continued from page 1)

We had a marvelous Lenten season and Holy Week with a number of special services that employed multi-sensory worship. Thank you to the staff and many of you who did so much to make the time beautiful and meaningful. Here are some other upcoming dates: May 3 the annual Mission Dinner/Dessert Auction

(You won’t want to miss it!) May 7 Wills Emphasis Sunday, Holy Communion,

and Wheels for Hope Car Blessing at noon May 14 Bread for the World Sunday and letter

writing after the sermon, Confirmation Class joins May 21 Jo preaches, New Members class at 12:15 May 28 Graduate Recognition Sunday

Blessings and peace, Jeff

Excess or Too Much 1. It goes to waste; 2. It’s about isolation; 3. It’s fear-based.

Abundance or Plenty 1. It’s put to good use; 2. It’s about community; 3. It’s trust-based.

Congregational Nurse

Hands-Only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use by people who see a teen or adult suddenly collapse in an “out-of-hospital” setting (such as at home, at work or in a park). It consists of two easy steps: Did you know one of our own members’ heart stopped a while back and she is alive and well today only because her spouse knew how to do CPR?

I will have mannequins to practice on in the hall on the last Sunday of the month, May 28th. Come to church 10 minutes early or stay 10 minutes late and learn a skill that could save a life.

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Nominating Committee

VBS

The following members were elected at the April 9, 2017 congregational meeting to serve on the Nominating Committee:

Nicole Purdie Marti Randall Ralph Lawrence Brandon Inscore Eleanor Jordan Mark Schumacher Jill Moore Susan Mills, Co- Chair Bo Rodenbough, Co-Chair

The nominating committee’s task is to prepare a slate

of nominees to be voted on by the congregation to

serve as Elders. This is the congregation’s opportunity

to affect the decision-making and spiritual leadership of

our church. The Book of Order states that “Elders shall

be persons of faith, dedication, and good judgement.

Their manner of life should be demonstration of the

Christian gospel, both within the church and in the

world.” Please help our committee by suggesting

names of persons from our congregation who you

believe would help to strengthen our church

leadership. To do so, please contact any member of our

committee or place your nominee’s name in the

designated box on table outside church office. Thank you.

It's time to GEAR UP for VBS!! Vacation Bible School is July 24-27, 2-5 pm! Potty-trained preschoolers through fifth graders are invited and friends are welcomed! The theme this year is "Maker Fun Factory," where curious kids become hands-on inventors who discover they're lovingly crafted by God. We will need lots of volunteers to pull it off, so please consider joining the VBS crew this year! Calling all middle school and high school youth as well! If you or any of your friends need service hours, this is a great, and fun, way to get them!! To register your child(ren), look for registration forms soon on the youth bulletin board at church, and there is online sign-up as well at www.guilfordpark.org. If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please email nicole.purdie@yahoo.com. A Sign-up genius email for volunteers will also be coming soon.

Thank You! Nicole Purdie, VBS Director

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Fellowship

ALMANAH WOMEN

(widow support & fellowship) Lunch: Wednesday, May 10 at 12:30 p.m. at J. Peppers Restaurant in Kernersville. The bus will leave the church at 11:45 a.m. Movie: Radio, Tuesday, May 30 at 1:00 p.m.

GEEZERS’ BREAKFAST All men 55+ are invited to

join us at Oakcrest Restaurant for good food and fellowship. Get acquainted with others, and enjoy the company of long-time friends. Wednesday, May 17 at 8:30 a.m.

May Birthdays

THE GUILFORD TRAVELERS

are visiting The Candy Factory and Lanier’s Hardware in Lexington, NC on May 17. Sign up on the Fellowship Board. Upcoming trips include Trader Joe’s, Chapel Hill, A Southern Season

and Weathervane Restaurant on June 21. Every future Guilford Travelers trip needs a minimum of 6 participants plus the driver or it will be cancelled.

1 Mary Hickling 20 Holden Kayhko

3 Robert Jordan 20 Sarah Carroll

5 Wanda Pearce 22 Traci Eggers

10 Gray Amick 23 Edie Wood

10 Jan Heywood 24 Keith Harrington

11 Hallie Smith 25 Kristina Johnson

11 Kory Hand 26 Mary Roberson

13 George Setzer 26 Lisa Jones

13 Phyllis Setzer 27 Gene Campbell

13 Melissa Jefferson 27 Mary Lou Egbert

14 Howell Branch 28 Jack Hickling

15 Becky Holt 29 Jim Egbert

15 James Kirkpatrick 29 Kathryn Johnson

16 Annette Bean 29 Edmund Kayhko

16 Kathy Gaines 29 Tommy Fitts

16 Ethan Henricks 30 Peggy Kinard

17 Jody Wood 30 Bob Kollar

17 Ginny Inscore 31 Ed Cheshire

You're invited to a reception on Sunday, May 28 from 10:00 a.m.to 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall to wish Jeff a spirit-filled sabbatical.

GPPC TENNIS SOCIAL Friday, May 19th at 6:30 pm Hamilton Lakes tennis courts

800 Montpelier Drive Cost $5 for court rental. Bring your own beverage and a

snack to share! Not a tennis player? Come anyway to socialize and heckle the players!! Sign up on the Fellowship board or email Emmy to sign up. Questions? Emmy Biaggi emmy.biaggi@gmail.com or Jill Moore jill.h.moore@outlook.com

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Confirmation Sunday is May 14!

The 2017 confirmation class is coming to the end of its 17 week journey of faith exploration. The four high school students will have completed saint visits, learned about the history of the church, studied the Presbyterian way of the Reformed tradition, served the hungry, professed their own faith, attended a session meeting, helped in worship, completed examination by the pastor and session and much more. Now is a time of celebration for the entire church family. For the confirmands it marks a new beginning. It is when they confirm (say yes to) what was done for them at their baptism. On Sunday, May 14, they will be received into our church family during our worship services. All of you are invited to come and welcome these new members to our church family!

Preston Claire Hawkins attends the 9th grade at Cornerstone High School. Her parents are Jay and Jane Hawkins. She has an older sister, Janie and a younger brother, Noah. She loves to participate in team sports and really excels at softball, her favorite. Her favorite food is

chicken tenders. Preston loves to go on mission trips with her church and youth group is her favorite church activity. Her mentor is Lisa Jones.

Jackson Hanes Kirkpatrick attends Dalton L. McMichael High School in Mayodan as a 9th grade student. His parents are James and Mary Kirkpatrick. His younger brother, Cooper is in 5th grade. Jackson’s aunt and uncle, Melanie and Bo

Rodenbough, also attend GPPC as did many of his cousins. Jackson says his favorite thing to do is ‘play the beautiful game of baseball’. His favorite food is macaroni and cheese. His favorite thing about church is the joy that is shared through the community of Christians. His mentor is John Parker. Zachary James Owen is a 9th grade student at Piedmont Classical high school where he participates on the cheer team. His parents are Kay and Jim Owen and his grandparents are Merle and Clyde Neal. His aunt and uncle, Kimberly and Shawn Murphy are also members of GPPC. He has three sisters; Madison, Emily and Poppy. Two cousins, Michael and Tony are also church members. Zach’s favorite food is pizza. His favorite thing to do is listen to music and his favorite thing about church, “it’s calming to hear the music and hang with friends.” Zach’s mentor is Pat Weiner. Thomas Andrew Shackelford is in 9th grade at Grimsley High School where he enjoys playing trumpet in the school band. His parents are John and Suzi Shackelford and his grand-mother is Becky Holt. Thomas has a younger sister, Ali. His favorite food is pizza and he likes to play video games and write. Thomas’ favorite thing about church is youth group. His mentor is Kenny Thompson.

Fall 2016 saw the beginning of a new music ministry at Guilford Park—a youth bell choir. When talented musicians Ben and Mandy Christman-Therrell joined our church in early 2016, the time seemed right to start a new venture with the youth. Mandy has experience ringing choir chimes, and Ben teaches cello. The Christman-Therrells began leading a youth bell choir in the fall with the choir playing at the 11 am worship service on December 18. The choir played a second time at the 11 am worship service on April 2. The members are Jackson Kirkpatrick, Hannah Moore, Jake Moore, Zachary Owen, and Ali Shackelford. As we end this first season of the youth bell choir, we thank Ben and Mandy for their dedication and expertise as they willing gave of their time for our youth. We plan to resume rehearsals in the Fall and invite all youth to consider joining.

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Children and Youth

KIDSJAM

May 12 Friday movie night with pizza supper and make a Mother’s Day card for your mom, 5:30-8 p.m., church

May 26/27 Communion class Friday at 6 p.m. OR Saturday at 9 a.m., church

NO Children’s choir on Sundays at 4:30 and 5 p.m. See you in the fall. For more information on these 3-5 grade fellowship activities, check the children’s bulletin board or contact Nicole Purdie (nicole.purdie@yahoo.com) to get on the email mailing.

YOUTH

Registration for all spring and summer trips are due

now! Forms are on the bulletin board.

May 5-7 All youth ECO Missions Weekend Retreat

May 17, 24, 31 Bible study, 5:30 p.m. Ben and Jerry’s at the Friendly Shoppes

May 19-21 All youth beach trip, registration forms on bulletin board.

May 28 Graduate recognition at church, both worship services Youth Handbell Choir Handbell practice for youth will resume in the fall. All youth are encouraged to attend. For more information on youth fellowship grades 6-12 please check the youth bulletin board or contact Kim Row (krow@guilfordpark.org) to get on the email reminder and updates list.

Save the date! The date is set for Vacation Bible School. Join us July 24- July 27 from 2 -5 p.m. Register online through the church website now! YOUTH ADVISORS AND MALE CHAPERONES NEEDED As our faith formation programming for our youth grows there are more opportunities for you to join us in ministry to youth. We have a need to match every gift. If you are passionate about a subject and want to share with our youth, we need you. If you have a flexi-ble schedule and can join us for a 5 day summer trip, we need you. If you love the Bible and want to teach Sunday school, we need you. If you can’t sleep, you are perfect for a lock-in chaperone!

If you have a desire to organize, clean, program, or create a display, we need you.

Contact Kim Row (krow@guilfordpark) to see how you can join our youth ministry team. The rewards are priceless! WE NEED YOU!

Vocal Recital Sunday, May 21, 2pm Guilford Park Sanctuary Jasmine Ismail, daughter of church member, Amanda Ismail, and former Chancel Choir section leader, will present a recital of German art song in our sanctuary. She will be accompanied by Bill Allred. The program includes works by Mozart, Schumann, and Brahms as well as a few surprises. Jasmine has been accepted into a summer Lieder program in Vienna, Austria. Donations to defray the cost of her trip will be accepted at the recital or you may mail your check to the church office by May 30.

Thank you to Jeanette Barnes for the offering of Jelly Bean Easter stories for all children on Easter Day. A huge thank you in response to the generous outpouring of Easter candy and eggs to make our egg hunt another success.

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Worship

Christ is Risen! Our new Easter banner is our visual “Alleluia” for a happy Easter Sunday Morning! The cross is always a reminder of the suffering and death of Jesus, as we recall the events of Holy Week. The empty cross reminds us that His death was not the end of the story. The joy of Easter is the good news of the resurrection of our Savior and the promise this brings to us. The beautiful

butterflies and other happy symbols express the abundant joy of Easter. The life cycle of butterflies also reminds us that like the caterpillar that spun the cocoon from which the butterfly emerges, we too will be changed in the mystery of death to dwell forever in God’s presence. Christ is Risen Indeed!

[The Liturgical Arts Ministry works together as a team to enhance our worship spiritually with visual art. We especially thank Maria Boulton and Helen Shaw for creating the design of the banner from ideas expressed by the group. Other members of the ministry include Karen Aycock, Kathy Gaines, Martha Higgins, Judy Koelmel, Harold Shelton, Pat Yelton and Phyllis Setzer, chair. Additional members are always welcome.]

Submitted by Phyllis Setzer

Justice & Peacemaking

Dear Guilford Park Family: It's been an eventful month for our refugees. We are thrilled to announce that Baby Ester was born on Good Friday to the Mutochi family and is doing well. Special thanks to everyone who pitched in for the baby shower. More good news, the family is now self sufficient and will "graduate" from the resettlement program next month. The Dady family is also doing well. Some quick help from our congregation enabled the boys to stay in school when their inoculations were delayed. We also got bicycles for both Nshirimana and Mbuto and they are quite pleased. The boys are having some trouble adjusting to school so anyone who might want to tutor should please let me know. I'd like to also thank Pat Weiner for the bi-weekly shopping shuttle service, John Parker for the moving service, Rebecca Conway for her help with a young refugee woman with no sponsor, and Judy and Gene Campbell for their many trips to the doctors. I wish I had the time, space, and mental capacity to thank everyone who has helped out so far. The response has been terrific and it's easy to see the difference we are making in their lives. Good job everyone!

Submitted by Doug Campbell

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From Personnel

Adult Sunday School Classes

Coffee & Conversation—Jo’s Office

A class to relax and chat. Each class is self-contained, so

it’s easy to try out any time.

Led by Jo Nygard Owens Grab a cup of coffee in the hall and make your way to Jo’s office. There’s space to talk about what’s on your mind, or Jo will pose a question for discussion. If you just need space to

relax and “be,” this is a great class to check out.

History and Theology of the Old

Testament– Westminster Room If you think you’ve heard it all before, this is a fresh look at the Old Testament.

Led by Craig Nygard— It’s never too late to join in. The class will continue to trace the history of the Jewish people from the return to Jerusalem through the time of Jesus. Even if you haven't been in the class to

date, the history of the last 500 years leading up to the time of Jesus will be useful and (likely) interesting. The class meets at the Sunday School hour in the Westminster Room.

Feasting on the Word—Library

A lectionary-based Bible study. Each class is

self-contained, so it’s easy to try out any time.

Led by Jeff Paschal and Kit Schooley This innovative resource incorporates the Feasting on the Word commentary series to explore one of the lectionary passages in ways suitable for all participants. Each age level provides

comprehensive, accessible biblical background from four perspectives: exegetical, homiletical, pastoral, and theological. This curriculum begins with a solid scriptural and theological base and invites leaders and learners deeper into the rhythm of the church year.

ALL SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES

BEGIN AT 10:00 A.M.

What will happen this summer if I need a pastor???? With Jeff’s upcoming sabbatical leave the staff has been planning for his absence to ensure all the pastoral needs of the congregation are met during his absence. GPPC is very

fortunate to have both paid and unpaid staff with many years of experience to take over for Jeff. Associate Pastor Jo Owens and Parish Associates Fred Beck and Kit Schooley will be sharing the preaching duties for the summer. The weekly eNews will announce the schedule and it will be printed in the June, July and August Guideposts. Pastoral care, hospital, rehab and home visits will be covered by Jo, Kit, Fred and our Congregational Nurse, Janet Dawson. Jo will cover Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Janet will be on call for Fridays, and Kit and Fred will cover Tuesdays and Thursdays on a rotating basis. Saturdays will be covered by all as needed. No, you will not need to remember whom to call! We have one phone number which will ring all of their phones. Jo will be acting as head of staff and dealing with all the day to day activities of the church. And of course, Jane Sharpe is at the church Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For your convenience, listed below are cell phone photos, in case you need to see a face to make the connection with our parish associates. We are grateful that these individuals will be working together for the GPPC family over the summer months. The phone number for the pastor on call or congregational nurse is 336-663-2660. Remember, whoever is on call will answer, so if you want Jo, Kit, Fred or Janet specifically, please call them directly.

Kit Schooley (left) and Fred Beck (right)— Guilford Park’s Parish Associates

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Mission

HOT DISH AND HOPE (serving food to the homeless)

Tuesday, May 9 at 5:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Sign-up sheet

is on the Mission board. Please contact Peter Isakoff at 757-478-3144,

peter.isakoff@gmail.com or Leslie Isakoff at leslie.isakoff@gmail.com.

INTERACTIVE RESOURCE CENTER

The Interactive Resource Center (IRC) is an innovative day resource center for people experiencing homeless or trying to keep from becoming homeless in Guilford County. We provide a bag lunch on the 3rd Monday of each month to the IRC Patrons who are currently enrolled in job training classes. There is a sign- up sheet on the Mission board each month. Please call Marti Randall at 336-854-3385 with

Guilford Park Presbyterian will be serving Breakfast to the homeless at Greensboro Urban Ministry (GUM) on the following Sundays in 2017:

May 14 July 9 September 10 October 8 December 10

We will need volunteers to help prepare, serve, cleanup and make a breakfast casserole. The recipe for the casserole and a signup sheet are posted on the Mission committee bulletin board. For those going to serve, we will meet at GUM at 7:00 a.m. All newcomers are welcomed. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Sasser at 336-708-0062 or sassers3@aol.com.

Clothing Drive! Edie Wood is opening a clothes closet as her Girl Scout Gold Award project. The clothes closet is housed at Lincoln Middle School with an emphasis on clothes for younger people, but donations for all ages are welcome. There will be donation boxes out in our gathering space for the next few weeks for your convenience. Please, only clothes in good conditions and not stained or in need of repair.

Come one…come all to the Annual Mission Spaghetti Fundraiser Dinner and Dessert auction scheduled Wednesday, May 3 at 6:00 p.m. No reservations are required to have dinner with us but there will be a sign-up sheet on the Mission Board for anyone that would like to make a dessert for the auction. Please remember this is the only fundraiser we do and the funds are used by the Youth and Adult Mission Teams to go out into the world sharing God’s work and word. Watch for more information to come!! See you there!! Details on Mission Board: What? Mission Dessert Auction and Spaghetti Dinner When? May 3rd at 6:00 Who? Why you…of course Why? To raise money for the Missions of Guilford Park What To Do for Auction? Sign up to bring a dessert…and stay for dinner and the bidding What To Do for Dinner? Nothing…just show up and we will serve you a Spaghetti dinner – no reservations needed. COME HUNGRY for dinner and bring some dollars for desserts!!!

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Bread for the World Offering of Letters 2017

Doing Our Part to End Hunger

For many years Guilford Park has supported Bread for the World in their annual Offering of Letters campaign. As a covenant church with Bread for the World, this is one way we have long participated with other congregations in our community and around the country, advocating for those who hunger.

This year, our Bread letter writing campaign will focus on urging our representatives to protect and invest in domestic and foreign aid programs - specifically programs at home like WIC and SNAP and global programs like USAID (US Agency for International Development) that works in over 100 countries to support economic development and directly serve poor and hungry people (while spending less than 1 percent of the total federal budget). These are programs that in recent years have put the United States and the world on a very promising path toward ending hunger by 2030. As Bread notes, “extreme poverty - living on less than $1.90 a day - has been cut in half over the past 30 years.” Now these programs are threatened by potentially devastating funding cuts. Nearly 800 million people worldwide still suffer from hunger. And 159 million children under the age of 5 are malnourished. So while great progress has been made, our work remains unfinished in an urgent time, and our elected leaders need our continuing encouragement.

We want to engage the members of GPPC in this year’s Offering of Letters with a a variety of opportunities. First, we hope as many as possible will join us on Sunday, May 14th, for our Offering of Letters Sunday. We will provide sample letters and easy instructions for all who would like to write a letter or several letters on this particular Sunday.

If you cannot join us on Sunday, May 14th, look in the weekly eNews in May for sample letter links and more directions. We will make it easy for you to take part - and adding your personal note to your representatives will better ensure that our efforts are impactful.

Finally, in an effort to encourage wide writing and writing across the month of May, we are asking each committee and the Session to carve out a small amount of time - five to ten minutes - during the May meeting time - to do some letter writing. Committee chairs have directions about this invitation, and we

thank committees in advance for considering this opportunity to engage in hands-on advocacy on behalf of hungry people.

Thank you for responding to this call to reflect God’s love by sharing your own voice on behalf of hungry people. Let us use our voices together to live out our commitment as Christians, called to embody God’s reconciling love. Let us encourage our elected representatives to take the necessary steps to end hunger - that indeed, all may be fed.

From the Justice and Peacemaking Committee

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New Email Address: Don Bassett: donaldbassett22@gmail.com

Dear Church family, Thank you for your overabundance of prayer, visits, flowers, food, and cards. You have made my recovery joyful and blessed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Mary Jones Thanks to Our Guilford Park Family George and I appreciate all the support and prayers from our church family and friends during my recent hip replacement surgery and recovery. We are most grateful for the gifts of delicious healing meals, thoughtful cards and notes, as well as calls and visits. All of these have been so important in my recovery and healing. Our church family is such a wonderful gift and we are indeed grateful to be a part of such a caring family as Guilford Park. With love and thanks, Phyllis Setzer Dear GPPC Friends, Thank you so much for all the prayers, cards, calls, food, emails, etc. that I received during my recent hospital stay. These kindnesses certainly helped me through a very rough time. Also, to the three “J’s”: Jeff, Jo, and Janet. Your visits and pastoral care were so comforting and reassuring to me. I am blessed to be part of such a loving and caring church family. Blessings, Donna Barrier From Presbyterian Mission Agency for a recent gift of $166.67 for continued support of our missionary in Nicaragua, Tracey King-Ortega. From Greensboro Urban Ministry for a recent gift of $416.67 for support of the fight against poverty in our community.

From the Finance Office Thank-you’s

WEEKLY GIVING

FINANCIAL UPDATE

AS OF MARCH 31, 2017

We Pledged To Give $123,087.51

We Actually Gave 101,680.27

Money Spent $138,756.19

Money Received 121,949.15

($16,807.04)

Date: 3/6/17

Pledges-General Fund $11,866.00

Non-Pledge Gift $1,155.00

Loose Offering $113.65

Memorial Fund $500.00

Missions $355.00

Columbarium $50.00

Date: 3/13/17

Pledges-General Fund $8,417.00

Non-Pledge Gift $125.00

Loose Offering $24.25

Church School $1.00

Memorial Fund $100.00

Music Fund $350.00

Date: 3/20/17

Pledges-General Fund $4,783.00

Non-Pledge Gift $500.00

Loose Offering $98.51

Church School $6.50

Memorial Fund $100.00

Pennies For Hunger $43.00

Date: 3/27/17

Pledges-General Fund $4,881.00

Non-Pledge Gift $190.00

Church School $1.50

Deacons' Fund $323.73

Memorial Fund $50.00

Pennies For Hunger $89.32

Music Fund $300.00

Flowers & Decorations $40.00

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Serving in Worship

May 7 9:00 Ushers: Ed & Peggy Kinard 9:00 Liturgist: Tom O’Shea 9:00 Communion Preparer: Barbara Sasser 9:00 Communion Servers: Linda Fitts, Lisa Jones, AB Kimel, Pat Kimel 9:00 Sound System: Bob Nordbruch 11:00 Ushers: John Parker, Ryan Morgan, Kit Schooley, John Shackelford 11:00 Liturgist: Tara Sandercock 11:00 Communion Servers: Jim Egbert; Hallie Smith; Megan Padgett; Harold Shelton Choir servers: Carolyn & Dick Sherrick 11:00 Sound System: Dylan Lewellyn Communion Preparers: Mary Bruce Home Communion Servers: (Lois Crabtree), (Abe Jones), (Peg Lukens), (Libby Dunn), (John & Tish McKenzie) Opening/Closing: Brandon Inscore/Harold Shelton Bread Delivery: George & Phyllis Setzer

May 14 9:00 Ushers: Joe & Marianne Browning 9:00 Liturgist: Emmy Biaggi 9:00 Sound System: Gray Amick 11:00 Ushers: Doug Campbell, Bo Rodenbough, Steve Dixon, Ed Bonkemeyer 11:00 Liturgist: Steve Sandercock 11:00 Sound System: Gene Campbell Opening/Closing: Gene Campbell/Paul Aycock Bread Delivery: Mother’s Day –No Delivery Flower Visitation: Julie Watkins

May 21 9:00 Ushers: Ed & Jaime Hendricks 9:00 Liturgist: Ava Stewart 9:00 Sound System: Don Yelton 11:00 Ushers: Hallie Smith, Skip Bailey, Becky Stump, Susan Thomas, Michael Jackson 11:00 Liturgist: Brad Kemmerer 11:00 Sound System: Steve Sandercock Opening/Closing: Gray Amick/A.B. Kimel Bread Delivery: Marge & Rick Cromer Flower Visitation: Betty Peraldo May 28 9:00 Ushers: Steve & Carolyn Drew 9:00 Liturgist: Lisa Whisenant 9:00 Sound System: Max Boulton 11:00 Ushers: Scott Moore, Jukka Kayhko, Kenny Thompson, Ralph Lawrence, Jane Lawrence 11:00 Liturgist: Hallie Smith 11:00 Sound System: Steve Lacz Opening/Closing: Kregg Kinnear/Tim Peck Bread Delivery: Open for Volunteer Flower Visitation: Eleanor Jordan

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May 2017 Calendar

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Pastor: Jeff Paschal jpaschal@guilfordpark.org Associate Pastor: Jo Nygard Owens jnowens@guilfordpark.org Parish Associate: Kit Schooley christopher.schooley@mac.com Parish Associate: Fred Beck fbeck7346@gmail.com Children & Youth Educator: Kim Row krow@guilfordpark.org Organist & Director of Music Ministries: Bill Allred ballred@guilfordpark.org Contemporary Music Director: Brian Fitts bltfitts@triad.rr.com Church Administrator: Jane Sharpe churchadmin@guilfordpark.org Finance office: jsharpe@guilfordpark.org Congregational Nurse: Janet Dawson janetydawson@gmail.com Preschool Director: Debbie Huneycutt dhuneycutt@guilfordpark.org YES Accompanist: Jordan Hart thatfridaynightthing@gmail.com Webmaster: Mark Gordon zosimov21@gmail.com Missionaries: Pablo & Jan Feliciano in Mexico Tracey King-Ortega in Nicaragua

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

The JUNE Guidepost deadline is MONDAY MAY 15. Please submit articles to Jane Sharpe at churchadmin@guilfordpark.org.

GPPC Staff

Session Highlights: April 30, 2017

9:00 11:00 March 26 107 133 April 2 74 108 April 9 90 119 April 13 (7 p.m.) 70 April 14 (12 p.m.) No count taken April 16 139 195 April 23 57 90

ATTENDANCE

GUILFORD PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

2100 Fernwood Drive | Greensboro, NC 27408 | 336.288.5452

Instant Church Directory App

Any member of Guilford Park Presbyterian Church can

download, print, and/or view the membership directory

at the touch of a button! The GPPC church photo and

information directory (Church Directory) may now be

accessed more securely from your computer by going to

the following website: INSTANT CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Once at this site, you will be instructed to enter your email

address (as listed in the church’s directory) and create your

own password. You will continue to use your email address

as your user name and your chosen password for future

access to our Church Directory. If you forget your

password, just click on the “Forgot password?” link and

instructions will be sent to you via email.

You may download and view the current directory from an

iPhone, iPad, Android or Kindle Fire. You must have your

email listed with the church directory. If you do not have

your email listed or are unsure if your email is listed, please

contact Jane Sharpe at 336-288-5452.

To download the app, search for “Instant Church Directory” in the Apple App Store, Google Play, or Amazon App Store, or click on this link: http://www.instantchurchdirectory.com/app Tap on the app to open it. You will be prompted to enter the email address listed with GPPC directory. Instant Church Directory will email you a password (at the email address registered with the GPPC directory that you enter into the app prompt) once the app is opened. Enter password you received from Instant Church Directory

via email. The directory will appear. After you are finished

viewing the app and close it, you should not need to

reenter the password again. The next time you open the

app, it should automatically display the current directory.

Because the third Sunday of the month was Easter, Session was moved to April 30, after publication of the Guidepost. See next month’s edition for April Session highlights.